обитель
See also: обитељ
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic обитѣль (obitělĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obitělь, from *obitati + *-ělь. Equivalent to обита́ть (obitátʹ, “to inhabit”) + -ель (-elʹ).
Cognates include Serbo-Croatian obitelj
Pronunciation
Noun
оби́тель • (obítelʹ) f inan (genitive оби́тели, nominative plural оби́тели, genitive plural оби́телей)
- (archaic) abode, dwelling place
- скро́мная оби́тель ― skrómnaja obítelʹ ― humble dwelling
- (Christianity) cloister, monastery
- мона́шеская оби́тель ― monášeskaja obítelʹ ― community of monks
Declension
Declension of оби́тель (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
Synonyms
- (dwelling place): жили́ще (žilíšče)
- (monastery): монасты́рь (monastýrʹ)
Related terms
- обита́ть impf (obitátʹ)
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